RT Book, Section
A1 Hahn, In-Hei
A2 Hoffman, Robert S.
A2 Howland, Mary Ann
A2 Lewin, Neal A.
A2 Nelson, Lewis S.
A2 Goldfrank, Lewis R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1108436301
T1 Arthropods
T2 Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 10e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071801843
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1108436301
RD 2024/04/19
AB Arthropoda  means  “joint-footed”  in  Latin  and  describes  arthropods’  jointed  bodies  and  legs  connected  to  a  chitinous  exoskelelton.5  The  majority  of  arthropods  are  benign  to  humans  and  environmentally  beneficial.  Some  clinicians  regard  bites  and  stings  as  inconsequential  and  more  of  a  nuisance  than  a  threat  to  life.  However,  some  spiders  have  toxic  venoms  that  can  produce  dangerous,  painful  lesions  or  significant  systemic  effects.  Important  clinical  syndromes  are  produced  by  bites  or  stings  from  animals  in  the  phylum  Arthropoda,  specifically  the  classes  Arachnida  (spiders,  scorpions,  and  ticks)  and  Insecta  (bees,  wasps,  hornets,  and  ants)  (Table  118–1).  Infectious  diseases  transmitted  by  arthropods,  such  as  the  various  encephalitides,  Rocky  Mountain  spotted  fever,  human  anaplasmosis,  babesiosis,  and  Lyme  disease,  are  not  discussed  in  this  chapter.